WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The first anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing is next month, and Congress has yet to enact anti-terrorism legislation urgently proposed by the president. The House Wednesday voted to amend the bill to take out some of the it's toughest and most controversial provisions.
The House of Representatives ripped the guts out of pending anti-terrorism legislation with a single vote Wednesday. Passing 246-171, the amendment deletes provisions which would:
- Allow the government to label certain groups as "terrorist."
- Streamline the deportation of terrorists.
- Allow the use of wiretap evidence obtained without a warrant.
- Permit disclosure of certain consumer reports to the FBI.